Sony Shut Down Overdrive, the Fake PlayStation Store for Pirated PS5 Games, but Clones Appeared Within Hours
The original GitHub project listed more than 1,600 free PS4 and PS5 games, and forks quickly replaced it after the reported takedown.
- Sony's legal team reportedly issued a cease-and-desist notice to Overdrive, forcing the unofficial PlayStation store to shut down and remove its original GitHub project without public confirmation from either party.
- Released on GitHub on October 9, Overdrive gained momentum after PS5 modder Edigax posted about it on social media two days later; reportedly created with Claude, the tool exploits Relapse on consoles running firmware 7.00.
- The project attracted nearly 10 million views and more than 600 comments, cataloging more than 1,600 free PS4 and PS5 games; early users reported mixed experiences with broken links and slow download speeds.
- Within hours of Overdrive going dark, several GitHub clones appeared with at least one expanding to more than 1,800 titles, while maintainers integrated the styling into existing projects like Omega Dashboard PS5 and PS5-Suite.
- Users embracing the forks criticized Sony's plan to stop releasing physical PS5 games starting in 2028; Sony closed the security hole in firmware 14.00, yet new repositories suggest the community remains active despite legal pressure.
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Sony shut down Overdrive, the fake PlayStation Store for pirated PS5 games, but clones appeared within hours
The Overdrive "project" was released on GitHub on October 9, but it only took off after Edigax, a well-known PS5 modder and jailbreak tutorial creator, posted about it on social media two days later. The post racked up nearly 10 million views and drew more than 600 comments, bringing a...Read Entire Article
Jailbroken PS5 Storefront Overdrive Taken Down, But Clones Already Spawning
The piracy battle between manufacturers and the modding scene is nothing new, and Sony has just dealt with a rather brutal swipe at the PlayStation 5 ecosystem. Overdrive, an unofficial storefront built specifically for modified PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles, offered around 1600 games and DLC for free, but has been pulled offline just days …
PS5-Jailbreak: Sony goes against Overdrive. The free store disappears, but soon after, new clones appear. The article PS5-Jailbreak: Sony locks Overdrive – Pirates hit back first appeared on TARNKAPPE.INFO
The jailbreak of PlayStation 5 is spreading rapidly, worrying Sony and the players about the risks to the market and legality.As similar situations have already been seen with other consoles and in other generations, it is also making us discuss how the jailbreak of PlayStation 5 is evolving and spreading.
PS5 homebrew storefront with over 1,600 free PS5 and PS4 games taken down by Sony — company plays piracy whack-a-mole as two further repos spring up
Over 1,600 PS4 and PS5 games have been made free on jailbroken PS5 units thanks to Overdrive. The homebrew was quickly shut down after going viral, but was quickly revived through forks and re-releases under new accounts.
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